I think sometimes when I go to make a move on something, people try to disqualify any talent that I have or any hard work that I've done.

I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.

Work travel for me, which is - I hate to say it - more enjoyable now that I have kids.

That isn't to say that Hawaii's better. On the mainland, everyone seems to be trying to get somewhere. Kids are taught to shoot for the moon, to believe in their ability to do anything, to follow their passions. In Hawaii, you're stuck in the middle of the Pacific, and it can be difficult to see how you're going to follow your passion from there.

Some women just fight to fight. I fight to win.

I won't say my nutrition is perfect. If I'm at a restaurant and there's fresh pasta on the menu, I'm going to order it. At home, though, I avoid grains and do a lot of the cooking to control what our family eats.

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.